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C. F. G OODNOW, 1n. SANITARY 100m BRUSH HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED NOV.27, 1916.

Patented May 20, 1919.

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OFFICE.

CHARLES E. GOODNOW, JR, OF SOUTH SUDBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.

SANITARY TOOTH-BRUSH HOLDER.

Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented May 20, 1919.

Application filed November 27, 1916. Serial liTo. 133,657.

One object of the present invention is to provide a simple and cheapdevice of this character which will properly hold the individual brushesagainst contact with the others, and which will be held within anatmosphere of antiseptic.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a device of thischaracter in which the brushes will be held in such position that theywill readily dry.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

'In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a tooth. brush holder made inaccordance with my invention, the door being open and broken away.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1. v

Fig. 4: is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on a line just above thereceptacle 15.

Referring particularly to the accompany ing drawing, 10 represents a boxor casing of suitable size and proportions and formed from any desiredmaterial, but preferably metal which is nickel-plated. In the upperportion of the box there is disposed a transverse shelf 11, in theforward edge of which there are formed a plurality of regularly spacedkeyhole openings, the outer ends of the straight portions of whichextend through the front edge of said shelf. These openings arerepresented by the reference character 12. The front of the box isclosed by a suitably hinged door 13.

A vertical partition 10' extends from the shelf 11 to the top of thebox, and to the back thereof, and between each pair of openings 12.

In the bottom of the box there are formed the air inlet openings 14.-,and located on the bottom of the box, and therewithin, is a smallreceptacle 15, having a removable cover 16 provided with perforations17. Within this receptacle is placed 'a quantity of cotton or othersuitable absorbent material 18 which has been saturated in someantispetic solution, such as formalin, thymolin or other like odorlessor semi-odorless fiu1d..

In the upper portion of the door 13 of the box there are also formedperforations 19, to permit the escape of the moisture-laden airresulting from the drying of the brushes.

The straight portion of each of the keyhole openings is of a width topermit the free entrance of the neck of the brush, while the circularportion is smaller than the width of the head, or bristle carrying portion, whereby the brush may be easily passed through the .strai htportion of the slot and then be supported by the surrounding wall of thecircular portion thereof. The va or rising from the receptacle 15 willthoroughly disinfect the brushes as they hang suspended within the slotswhile the free circulation of air through the-box is provided by meansof the before mentioned perforations in the bottom and sides of the box.

The fact that the vertical partitions are provided insures that thebrushes will not come in contact with each other, each brush beingdisposed in a separate compartment.

The openings in the bottom of the box provides for the escape of waterwhich might drip from the brushes.

As the tooth brushes hang from the'shelf 11, with the lower end portionsof their heads against the edges of the inner widened portions of theslots 12, the bristles project forwardly and directly over. the narrowedportions of the slots in the direction of the door 18. Thus, thedisinfecting fumes that rise within the box are directed .by the slotsto the bristles, with a most efiective result.

What is clalmed is:

A sanitary tooth-holding box having a ti'ansverse partition providedwith inwardly enlarged, spaced, transverse slots opening through theedge of the partition at the front of the box, the enlarged portions ofthe slots being adapted to receive and support fecting fumes through theslots directly to the heads vof tooth brushes With their bristles thebristles. 10

above and covering the remaining portions In testimony whereof, I aifixmy signaof the slots, a disinfectant compartment in ture, in thepresence of two witnesses. the bottom of the box and a, closure for theCHARLES F. GOODNOW, J R. front of the box, the bottom of the box andWitnesses: g

the disinfectant compartment ha open- GHARLEs O. LANMUTEE,

ings therethrough to insure rising 0% dl'sin- HOWARD C. BURR.

